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19 August 2026 on AfterRaise

14 companies raised $1.3B in disclosed rounds of $5M or more. Every figure links to its source, and every company page follows what happens next.

MoveFundingObserved12 days ago
Etched
Undisclosed · San Jose, USA · AI & Data Infrastructure
What happened

Raised $700M, led by Jane Street.

The company said the funding supports scale production for the rest of its customers.

Likely next InferredProduct launches and new tiersProduct leadership hiringManufacturing capacity expansion
Where you helpData partnershipsProduct leadershipDesign partnersSpecialist engineeringManufacturing leadership
Approach preferences not yet specified
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MoveFundingObserved12 days ago
ALSO
Series D · Palo Alto, USA · Other
What happened

Raised $150M in Series D funding, led by Prysm Capital.

The company said the funding supports accelerate its mission to bring driven and autonomous small electric vehicles to consumers and businesses worldwide, accelerate the development of its autonomous vehicle platform, and progress multiple autonomous form factors.

Likely next InferredProduct launches and new tiersProduct leadership hiringAggressive multi-front expansion
Where you helpCommercial leadershipGo-to-market partnershipsProduct leadershipDesign partnersSpecialist engineering
Approach preferences not yet specified
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MoveFundingObserved12 days ago
Velaura AI
Series A · Santa Clara, USA · Semiconductors & Hardware
What happened

Raised $110M in Series A funding, led by Seligman Ventures.

The company said the funding supports accelerate the development and commercialization of its AI compute portfolio, including its Titan Core silicon platform, and to expand its engineering and customer-facing teams while deepening collaborations with strategic partners and customers.

Likely next InferredNew market entryFirst local hires in the new marketLocal entity and legal setup
Where you helpHardware engineeringIndustrial partnershipsMarket-entry advisersLocal employment infrastructureIn-market partnerships
Approach preferences not yet specified
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MoveFundingObserved12 days ago
Rillet
Series C · San Francisco, USA · AI & Data Infrastructure
What happened

Raised $100M in Series C funding, led by ICONIQ.

The company said the funding supports accelerate its mission to build the agentic operating layer for finance.

Likely next InferredProduct launches and new tiersProduct leadership hiringAggressive multi-front expansion
Where you helpData partnershipsProduct leadershipDesign partnersSpecialist engineeringInfrastructure and compute
Approach preferences not yet specified
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MoveFundingObserved12 days ago
Network Bio
Undisclosed · Boston, USA · Biotech & Pharma
What happened

Raised $50M.

The company said the funding supports support the expansion of its life science platform, which develops disease-specific AI models trained on large scale tissue, blood, molecular, and clinical datasets.

Likely next InferredNew market entryFirst local hires in the new marketLocal entity and legal setup
Where you helpClinical operationsScientific hiringLicensing and BD partnershipsMarket-entry advisersLocal employment infrastructure
Approach preferences not yet specified
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MoveFundingObserved12 days ago
Queen One
Undisclosed · NYC, USA · AI & Data Infrastructure
What happened

Raised $25M.

The company said the funding supports scale its commercial organization, accelerate investments across its AI Infrastructure for Commerce, and launch its new advertising business.

Likely next InferredProduct launches and new tiersProduct leadership hiringCommercial team build-out
Where you helpInfrastructure and computeEnterprise salesSecurity reviewData partnershipsProduct leadership
Approach preferences not yet specified
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MoveFundingObserved12 days ago
Renata Medical
Series D · Newport Beach, USA · Healthcare & Medtech
What happened

Raised $25M in Series D funding, led by ARCHIMED.

The company said the funding supports support expanded U.S.

Likely next InferredNew market entryFirst local hires in the new marketLocal entity and legal setup
Where you helpProvider partnershipsMarket-entry advisersLocal employment infrastructureIn-market partnershipsClinical evidence
Approach preferences not yet specified
Company roomSource
MoveFundingObserved12 days ago
Flip
Undisclosed · Stuttgart, Germany · Education & HR
What happened

Raised $25M.

The company said the funding supports expand operations and its development efforts.

Likely next InferredNew market entryFirst local hires in the new marketLocal entity and legal setup
Where you helpInstitutional partnershipsMarket-entry advisersLocal employment infrastructureIn-market partnershipsProduct leadership
Approach preferences not yet specified
Company roomSource
MoveFundingObserved12 days ago
Ours Privacy
Series A · Houston, USA · Healthcare & Medtech
What happened

Raised $15M in Series A funding, led by Lightbank and Health Velocity Capital.

The company said the funding supports expand operations and its development efforts Led by CEO Jessica Holton, CRO Adam Putterman, and CTO Tyler Zey, Ours Privacy is a provider of a growth marketing and data infrastructure platform engineered for healthcare compliance requirements.

Likely next InferredNew market entryFirst local hires in the new marketLocal entity and legal setup
Where you helpRegulatory affairsQuality systemsClinical hiringProvider partnershipsMarket-entry advisers
Approach preferences not yet specified
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MoveFundingObserved12 days ago
Boom
Series A · Austin, USA · Fintech & Insurance
What happened

Raised $15M in Series A funding, led by S3 Ventures.

The announcement did not set out what the funding supports.

Likely next InferredProduct launches and new tiersProduct leadership hiringRepeatable go-to-market build
Where you helpBanking partnershipsProduct leadershipDesign partnersSpecialist engineeringCompliance and licensing
Approach preferences not yet specified
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MoveFundingObserved12 days ago
KaliVir Immunotherapeutics
Series A · Pittsburgh, USA · Biotech & Pharma
What happened

Raised $14M in Series A funding, led by Company K Partners.

The company said the funding supports support the ongoing clinical development of its lead program, VET3-TGI (including patient enrollment in the STEALTH-001 Phase 1/1b clinical trial in patients with advanced solid tumors), and for general corporate purposes.

Likely next InferredResearch programme expansionScientific team growthRepeatable go-to-market build
Where you helpClinical operationsScientific hiringScientific advisersResearch operationsSpecialist suppliers
Approach preferences not yet specified
Company roomSource
MoveFundingObserved12 days ago
RockRose Risk
Series A · Napa, USA · Fintech & Insurance
What happened

Raised $12M in Series A funding, led by Crosslink Capital and Congruent Ventures.

The company said the funding supports evolve into a vertically integrated risk manager, combining autonomous property analysis, mitigation services, and insurance into a single platform, as well as acquire complementary businesses (including tree trimming and roofing companies) to scale engineering and operational capacity.

Likely next InferredProduct launches and new tiersProduct leadership hiringManufacturing capacity expansion
Where you helpBanking partnershipsFinance hiringProduct leadershipDesign partnersSpecialist engineering
Approach preferences not yet specified
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MoveFundingObserved12 days ago
Medly AI
Seed · London, UK · AI & Data Infrastructure
What happened

Raised $8M in Seed funding, led by Felix Capital.

The company said the funding supports grow its community of students in the UK, and expand support across international markets (including scaling SAT, AP, and ACT prep in the USE).

Likely next InferredNew market entryFirst local hires in the new marketLocal entity and legal setup
Where you helpInfrastructure and computeData partnershipsMarket-entry advisersLocal employment infrastructureIn-market partnerships
Approach preferences not yet specified
Company roomSource
MoveFundingObserved12 days ago
Hypercubic
Seed · San Francisco, USA · AI & Data Infrastructure
What happened

Raised $5M in Seed funding, led by CIV.

The announcement did not set out what the funding supports.

Likely next InferredProduct launches and new tiersProduct leadership hiringPlatform and infrastructure scaling
Where you helpInfrastructure and computeSecurity reviewData partnershipsProduct leadershipDesign partners
Approach preferences not yet specified
Company roomSource

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